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受け皿

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
さら > ざら
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of 受け (uke, receiving, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 受ける (ukeru, to receive)) +‎ (sara, plate, dish).[1][2] The sara changes to zara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(ざら) (ukezara

  1. a saucer
  2. preparedness to take responsibility for things

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN